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A JAMSTEC expedition in the Pacific descended to 5,922 meters with the crewed submersible Shinkai 6500 and discovered Bathylepeta wadatsumi, the deepest-living true limpet. The species is named after the sea god Wadatsumi (and a One Piece character), and the find suggests abyssal limpets help cycle carbon on hard seafloor; it also underscores the value of crewed submersibles for revealing life that remote sensors might miss.
Scientists discovered a new deep-sea mollusk species, Bathylepeta wadatsumi, living at nearly 6 kilometers below the ocean surface near Japan, highlighting the importance of submersible technology in exploring extreme environments and expanding our understanding of deep-sea biodiversity.
A new species of deep-sea limpet, Bathylepeta wadatsumi, was discovered at about 6 kilometers below the ocean surface near Japan, extending the known depth range for its group and highlighting the diversity of rocky habitats in the abyssal plain. The discovery was made using a crewed submersible, emphasizing the importance of direct exploration in uncovering hidden marine life.